Cody Robert Christle Remains Missing from Hinckley; Accounts Differ on His Last Movements

Alert details

10/24/2026

HINCKLEY, MN — Cody Robert Christle remains listed as missing from Hinckley, Minnesota, more than 12 years after his disappearance. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension lists 05/12/2014 as his date of last contact. Born on 06/24/1993, he was 20 when he disappeared and would now be 33.

Public appeals from the BCA and Pine County Sheriff’s Office describe Cody leaving a friend’s home on the west side of Hinckley on foot around 1 p.m. Early newspaper coverage also describes him leaving a home on foot, although one account identifies it as a relative’s residence. The public accounts summarized here do not establish the exact address or his intended destination.

Accounts of a visit to Grand Casino Hinckley differ. Uncovered’s profile, which attributes its information to NamUs, places the casino visit before Cody left the residence. Another case website reverses that sequence. A later casino sighting has not been independently verified in the material summarized here and is not presented in this profile as a confirmed sighting after his disappearance.

The BCA bulletin describes Cody’s clothing as a red or brown T-shirt, a fleece-lined denim jacket, light blue jeans and white and black Nike shoes. It also lists five large rings, including one with an eagle, and a gold cross necklace approximately three inches long. Official anniversary appeals also mention an orange baseball cap.

The BCA lists Cody as 5 feet 4 inches tall and 154 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Secondary profiles drawing on NamUs instead give a height of approximately 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 7 inches and a weight of 145–150 pounds. These are differing source descriptions; the identifying details in this profile use the BCA’s measurements.

A Doe Network profile reproduced in an online missing-person discussion describes a large chest scar from open-heart surgery and says Cody took daily prescribed medication. Another case profile repeats those details. The underlying NamUs fields were not independently verified for this report, and the BCA bulletin does not mention the medication information. These details remain attributed to secondary accounts; no diagnosis or role in his disappearance is established here.

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF CODY ROBERT CHRISTLE

Before his disappearance: Uncovered’s profile, citing NamUs, places a visit to Grand Casino Hinckley before Cody’s departure from a residence. The precise timing remains unverified.

05/12/2014: The BCA lists this as Cody’s date of last contact. Official appeals describe him leaving a west-side Hinckley home on foot around 1 p.m.

June 2014: Star Tribune coverage included Cody among Minnesota’s missing people and described his departure on foot.

2019: Local radio reporting included Cody in a sheriff’s appeal concerning several unresolved missing-person cases.

May 2023: The BCA issued a ninth-anniversary appeal.

May 2024: Pine County Sheriff’s Office issued a tenth-anniversary appeal.

10/24/2026: Cody remains listed in the BCA’s missing-person clearinghouse.

Timeline Note: The anniversary appeals renewed public awareness. The available material summarized here does not establish that they announced new evidence or identify when the initial missing-person report was filed.

No verified public announcement identifying a suspect, an arrest, a confirmed later sighting, recovered belongings or a resolution was identified in the material summarized here. Public accounts also leave unanswered when Cody was first reported missing, where he intended to go and whether he had a phone, money, identification or medication with him.

The accounts summarized here do not establish whether surveillance documented his movements, which areas were searched, what those searches found or whether investigators currently suspect foul play. These are gaps in public reporting, not proof that investigators lack that information.

Online discussion has raised a possible comparison with unidentified remains found near Albert Lea and later stated that Cody was ruled out. That comparison has not been independently verified through an official record for this report and is not presented as an established investigative development.

Anyone with information about Cody Robert Christle is asked to contact Pine County Sheriff’s Office at 320-629-8438, the number provided in his official BCA bulletin. His NamUs number is MP24659.

Sources: Minnesota BCA missing-person bulletin, clearinghouse and anniversary appeal; Pine County Sheriff’s Office public appeals; Star Tribune, June 2014; local radio reporting, 2019; Uncovered’s profile citing NamUs; secondary case profiles and an online reproduction of a Doe Network profile. Unverified online claims are identified as such above.

Missing-person details

Name

Cody Robert Christle

Date of birth

06/24/1993

Last seen date/time

BCA Date of Last Contact: 05/12/2014; official appeals describe departure around 1 p.m.

Last seen location

A west-side Hinckley residence; official appeals identify it as a friend’s home

Age

20 at disappearance; 33 as of 10/24/2026

Description and identifying details

Height

5 feet 4 inches, according to the BCA

Weight

154 pounds, according to the BCA

Hair

Brown

Eyes

Brown

Clothing

Red or brown T-shirt, fleece-lined denim jacket, light blue jeans, white and black Nike shoes. Official anniversary appeals also mention an orange baseball cap.

Contact information

Contact agency

Pine County Sheriff’s Office

Contact phone

320-629-8438

Case number

NamUs MP24659

Additional details

Jewelry

Five large rings, including one with an eagle; a gold cross necklace approximately three inches long.